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Core Components
Volume A is designed for the first half of the year and Volume B is for the second half of the year.
Kindergarten

Additional Resources
Student Activity Cards
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Kindergarten consists of:

Big Book in 2 parts Student Book in 4 parts Teachers Edition in 2 parts

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world-class math curriculum from Singapore adapted for U.S. classrooms based on updated math standards. Based on their successful program for grades 15, publisher Marshall Cavendish has created an all-new Kindergarten Math in Focus program for U.S. schools. Teachers Edition pages strategically structure Kindergarten lessons in an InvestigateDiscoverExploreApply format.

Kindergarten

Kindergarten

Other supporting components and teacher resources

Cardstock sets of domino cards, numeral cards, and more allow students to easily manipulate pictorial and symbolic representations of quantity, shape, and other attributes.

Teachers Edition

In Kindergarten, the direct Investigate invites children to sing, clap, rhyme, and discuss correlation of the Big Book to colorful, playful scenes presented in the Big Book while the the Student Book allows for ageteacher systematically elicits related math talk appropriate and mathematically Kindergarten consists of: Math in Focus: The Singapore Approach is the Discover provides hands-on work in small groups or pairs sound practice, assessment, and world-class math curriculum from Singapore adapted for U.S. Big Book in 2 parts to allow children to act out or engage actively with the new development of problem-solving classrooms based on updated math standards. Based on their Student Book math in 4 parts idea and thinking skills. successful program for grades 15, publisher Marshall Cavendish Teachers Edition in 2 parts

has created an all-new Kindergarten Math in Focus program for U.S. Other supporting components one step further with schools. the concept Teachers Edition pages strategically structure Kindergarten and teacher resources lessonsthe in an Investigate DiscoverExploreApply format. Apply provides children opportunity to work independently with paper and pencil to practice the new Investigate invites children to sing, clap, rhyme, and discuss colorful, playful scenes presented in the Big Book while the teacher systematically elicits related math talk Discover provides hands-on work in small groups or pairs to allow children to act out or engage actively with the new math idea Explore reinforces and enhances concepts as children go one step further with the concept Apply provides children the opportunity to work independently with paper and pencil to practice the new concept or skill

Explore reinforces and enhances concepts as children go

In Kindergarten,concept the direct or skill correlation of the Big Book to the Student Book allows for ageappropriate and mathematically sound practice, assessment, and development of problem-solving and thinking skills.

Teacher Activity Cards

Demonstration-size duplicates of the Student Activity Cards facilitate group instruction involving both pictorial and symbolic representations.
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Teachers Edition

Big Book A

The Kindergarten Big Books are colorfully illustrated and engaging. They are used in the core instruction for investigation, meaningful discussion, and application of concepts.

The direct correlation of the Big Book and the Student Books allows for age-appropriate and mathematically sound practice, assessment, and development of problem-solving and thinking skills. Additional learning activities found only in the Teachers Edition complete the instructional sequence for each lesson.

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Components consist of:

Student Books Workbooks Reteach Extra Practice Enrichment Assessments

Math in Focus : The Singapore Approach is the world-class math curriculum from Singapore adapted for U.S. classrooms based on updated math standards.

Assessments

Kindergarten

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Kindergarten

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Part 1

Kindergarten consists of:

Teachers Edition B

Big Book in 2 parts Student Book in 4 parts Teachers Edition in 2 parts Other supporting components and teacher resources

Math in Focus : The Singapore Approach is the world-class math curriculum from Singapore adapted for U.S. classrooms based on updated math standards. Based on their successful program for grades 15, publisher Marshall Cavendish has created an all-new Kindergarten Math in Focus program for U.S. schools. Teachers Edition pages strategically structure Kindergarten lessons in an InvestigateDiscoverExploreApply format.

Kindergarten

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Part 2

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Wraparound Teachers Edition A and B contains complete program support, including Chapter Overviews with math background, cross curricular connections, differentiation resources, a planning guide, assessment and remediation, point-of-use lesson support, math talk, best practices, checks for understanding, and more!

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an concepts all-new Kindergarten Math in Focus program for U.S. Other supporting components Explore reinforceshas andcreated enhances as children go schools. Teachers Edition pages strategically structure Kindergarten and teacher resources one step further with the concept lessons in an InvestigateDiscoverExploreApply format. Apply provides children the opportunity to work independently with paper and pencil to practice the new In Kindergarten, the direct Investigate invites children to sing, clap, rhyme, and discuss concept or skill correlation of the Big Book to colorful, playful scenes presented in the Big Book while the the Student Book allows for ageteacher systematically elicits related math talk appropriate and mathematically Discover provides hands-on work in small groups or pairs sound practice, assessment, and to allow children to act out or engage actively with the new development of problem-solving math idea and thinking skills. Explore reinforces and enhances concepts as children go one step further with the concept Apply provides children the opportunity to work independently with paper and pencil to practice the new concept or skill

Age-appropriate assessments provide objective measures of students understanding of concepts and skills. Five paper-and-pencil assessments over the course of the year provide a clear picture of individual progress. Corresponding interview-style assessments provide an alternative assessment opportunity that allows students to interact with the teacher and actively demonstrate understanding.
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Each set of exercises is specially designed to extend the concepts, skills, and strategies that children have learned in the Student Book and Workbook. Filled with fun questions that involve logical reasoning and critical thinking, this is a book that will provide the challenge that children seek.

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Math in Focus: The Singapore Approach are skilled educators who know that the learning of mathematics can be a positive and rewarding experience for children. This Enrichment Book is created to complement the Math in Focus elementary mathematics program.

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School-to-Home Connections contains parent involvement letters in English and Spanish. These communications provide do at home activities aligned to curriculum and key state learning objectives for each chapter.
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Each set of exercises is specially designed to extend the concepts, skills, and strategies that children have learned in the Student Book and Workbook. Filled with fun questions that involve logical reasoning and critical thinking, this is a book that will provide the challenge that children seek.

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Core Components*
Volume A is designed for the first half of the year and Volume B is for the second half of the year.
Student Workbook A
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Differentiation Resources*
For English Language Learners
The clear drawings and visual aspect of Math in Focus means the entire program is inherently accessible to English Language Learners. Additionally, the Math in Focus Teachers Edition provides lesson-specific suggestions for facilitating instruction for English Language Learners.

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For Struggling Learners

The direct correlation of Student Books and Workbooks provides the full program of learning, consolidating, and practicing. Student Books and Workbooks are designed to work together. The Student Books focus on learning, classroom teaching, and discussion. The Workbook problems are assigned for individual work. Reteach pages provide more exposure to concepts for those students who need more time to master new skills or concepts. Additionally, the Math in Focus Teachers Edition provides tips for helping struggling students at point of use.

Math in Focus : The Singapore Approach is

Math in Focus : The Singapore Approach

the world-class math curriculum from Singapore adapted for U.S. classrooms based on updated math standards. Consists of:
Student Textbook in 2 parts Workbook in 2 parts Teachers Edition in 2 parts Other supporting components and teacher resources for differentiation and assessment

Teachers Edition
In the Workbook

Math in Focus: The Singapore Approach Workbook complements the student textbook using a variety of questions, word problems, and riddles for reinforcement, testing and consolidation of concepts. Drawing on extensive feedback from teachers and students, the Workbook includes sections such as Challenging Practice, Problem Solving, and Cumulative Reviews.

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Practice reinforces essential mathematical concepts, skills, and problem-solving strategies Put on Your Thinking Cap! Challenging Practice broadens students thinking skills and extends their understanding of mathematical concepts

Consists of:
Student Textbook in 2 parts Workbook in 2 parts Teachers Edition in 2 parts Other supporting components and teacher resources for differentiation and assessment The direct correlation of the workbook to the students textbook allows for practice, assessment, and development of problem-solving and thinking skills. Review pages promote long-term retention.

Solving challenges students to use relevant Math in Focus : TheProblem Singapore Approach is

strategies for non-routine questions the world-class math curriculum from Singapore adapted for U.S. Mathmath Journal offers opportunities for reasoning and classrooms based on updated standards. Drawing on extensive reecting on mathematical concepts feedback from teachers and students, this program has further strengthened mathematical concept development and introduced Cumulative Reviews integrate concepts and topics after several features to meet the needs and students. every two of or educators three chapters Mid-Year and End-of-Year Reviews integrate topics and In the Student Textbook concepts to strengthen connections between strands Learn introduces concepts in an engaging and easy-tounderstand format
Guided Practice allows the teacher to work through exercises with students and assess understanding Lets Practice reinforces and enhances concepts learned through exercises that are worked and reviewed in class Distributed by Hands-On Activities and Games reinforce skills, concepts, and problem-solving strategies through cooperative learning Lets Explore provides opportunities to carry out investigative activities that apply to learning Math Journal offers opportunities for reasoning and reecting on mathematical concepts Put on Your Thinking Cap! challenges students to apply thinking and reasoning skills to solve non-routine questions Chapter Review/Tests measure students mastery of concepts and skills in the chapter
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Extra Practice pages correlate directly to the Workbook practices. Here again, Put on Your Thinking Cap! questions provide more practice on both non-routine and strategy-based questions.

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Extra Practice A & B

Math in Focus : The Singapore Approach is

the world-class math curriculum from Singapore adapted for U.S. classrooms based on updated math standards. Consists of:
Student Textbook in 2 parts Workbook in 2 parts Teachers Edition in 2 parts Other supporting components and teacher resources for differentiation and assessment

Math in Focus: The Singapore Approach Workbook complements the student textbook using a variety of questions, word problems, and riddles for reinforcement, testing and consolidation of concepts. Drawing on extensive feedback from teachers and students, the Workbook includes sections such as Challenging Practice, Problem Solving, and Cumulative Reviews. In the Workbook

Workbook
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For Advanced Students

Enrichment exercises of varying complexity provide advanced students opportunities to extend the concepts, skills, and strategies they have learned in the Student Book and Workbook.

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Practice reinforces essential mathematical concepts, skills, and problem-solving strategies Put on Your Thinking Cap! Challenging Practice broadens students thinking skills and extends their understanding of mathematical concepts

Consists of:
Student Textbook in 2 parts Workbook in 2 parts Teachers Edition in 2 parts Other supporting components and teacher resources for differentiation and assessment The direct correlation of the workbook to the students textbook allows for practice, assessment, and development of problem-solving and thinking skills. Review pages promote long-term retention.

Solving challenges is students to use relevant Math in Focus : The Problem Singapore Approach

strategies for non-routine questions the world-class math curriculum from Singapore adapted for U.S. Math Journal offers Drawing opportunities for reasoning and classrooms based on updated math standards. on extensive reecting on this mathematical concepts feedback from teachers and students, program has further strengthened mathematical concept development and introduced Cumulative Reviews integrate concepts and topics after several features to meet the needs and students. every twoof oreducators three chapters Mid-Year and End-of-Year Reviews integrate topics and In the Student Textbook concepts to strengthen connections between strands Learn introduces concepts in an engaging and easy-tounderstand format
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Student Books Workbooks Reteach Extra Practice Enrichment Assessments Teachers Edition and other teacher resources Technology and web-based resources

The creators of Math in Focus: The Singapore Approach understand that family involvement contributes signicantly to childrens success in school. This School-to-Home Connections book is created to facilitate the communication between teacher and parent and help adults at home support their childs experiences in math at school. School-to-Home Connections is a series of newsletters designed provide parents a basic understanding of the key math skills and concepts their child will encounter in each chapter. This book contains one newsletter per chapter as well as a Welcome letter and an End-of-Year letter. Each one-page newsletter, provided in both English and Spanish, consists of chapter vocabulary terms with explanations, a brief description of the math content for the chapter, and a simple and engaging activity for the adult at home to do with the student to explore or practice a key concept or skill.

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Assessments
Diagnostic chapter pretests help teachers plan instruction. Chapter tests in test-prep format provide formal assessment opportunities. Benchmark, Mid-Year, and End-of-Year Assessments provide further measures of students mastery of concepts. There are a variety of question formatsmultiple choice, short answer, and extended response.

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Transition Guide (Grades 25) provides a map to help transition students into the Math in Focus program. The classroom teacher can easily scan through the skills and concepts presented in prior years to identify background knowledge necessary for student success. The Transition Guide addresses three key areas: number and operations, problem solving with bar models, and mental math strategies.
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Classroom Manipulative Kits Grades K5

Manipulative use plays a key role in the concrete-pictorial-abstract learning sequence. The following materials are included in the Math in Focus Classroom Manipulative Kits.
Item description Attribute blocks (desk set, 60 shapes) Balance scale with bucket Blank number cubes with labels Coins in a bag (96 coins) Color number cubes (set of 12) Craft sticks (set of 1,000) Cubic liter container Demonstration clock Dual scale ruler (set of 12) Dual-dial scale Flexible plastic ruler (set of 10) Fraction pieces (set of 24, showing 1/2 to 1/8) Geoboards (set of 10) Geometric solids (set of 12) Geometric shapes Hundred flat (set of 10) Jumbo, multi-colored paper clips (p/k 40) Manipulite counters (set of 125) Math balance Math measurement tools (ruler, protractor, two set squares) Measuring pitchers (set of 3, dual scale) Measuring tape, inches/centimeters (individual) Measuring tape, inches/centimeters (set of 10) Number cubes with dots (set of 6) Paper money set (100 bills) Pennies (set of 100) Place value strips Place value chips set (assorted) Protractor, 4 inch (set of 24) Snap cubes (set of 100) Ten rods (set of 50) Ten-sided dice (set of 5, all numbered 09) Thousand cube Transparent 3/4-in. counters (set of 250) Transparent spinners (set of 5) Unit cubes (set of 100) 2 2 2 3 6 2 2 4 2 1 1 2 2 2 4 3 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 1 1 3 3 2 2 6 3 1 24 2 5 1 1 3 3 1 3 3 2 1 1 6 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 2 1 1 Grade K 3 1 Grade 1 4 1 6 2 1 1 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 Grade 2 4 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5

Technology Grades K5
Technology Resources*
Convenient, practical, technology-based resources are available online and on CD-ROMs to facilitate class instruction and discussions.

Virtual Manipulatives CD-ROM

The Virtual Manipulatives CD-ROM (Primary K2 and Intermediate 35) is perfect for use with interactive whiteboard technology or other projection technology. These digital tools provide engaging activities to model concepts and enhance instruction.

Whiteboard Ready!

Teacher Resources CD-ROM

The Teacher Resources CD-ROM includes Problem of the Lessons, Reteach, Extra Practice, Enrichment, and Assessments, and additional blackline masters in printable pdf format.

Virtual Manipulatives CD-ROM

Student Book A
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Student Book Online eBook

Math in Focus : The Singapore Approach

Consists of:
Student Textbook in 2 parts Workbook in 2 parts Teachers Edition in 2 parts Other supporting components and teacher resources for differentiation and assessment

The Student Book Online eBook contains all of the pages from the Student Book for access from school or home 24/7. It is also whiteboard ready to enhance and enrich classroom instruction. Interactive capabilities allow you to zoom, call out, and focus on particular sections of the pages.
In the Student Textbook
The direct correlation of the workbook to the students textbook allows for practice, assessment, and development of problem-solving and thinking skills. Review pages promote long-term retention.
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Math in Focus: The Singapore Approach is the world-class math curriculum from Singapore adapted for U.S. classrooms based on updated math standards. Drawing on extensive feedback from teachers and students, this program has further strengthened mathematical concept development and introduced several features to meet the needs of educators and students.
Learn introduces concepts in an engaging and easy-tounderstand format Guided Practice allows the teacher to work through exercises with students and assess understanding Lets Practice reinforces and enhances concepts learned through exercises that are worked and reviewed in class Hands-On Activities and Games reinforce skills, concepts, and problem-solving strategies through cooperative learning Lets Explore provides opportunities to carry out investigative activities that apply to learning Math Journal offers opportunities for reasoning and reecting on mathematical concepts Put on Your Thinking Cap! challenges students to apply thinking and reasoning skills to solve non-routine questions

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Math in Focus: The Singapore Approach is the world-class math curriculum from Singapore adapted for U.S. classrooms based on updated math standards.
Math in Focus : The Singapore Approach Workbook complements the student textbook using a variety of questions, word problems, and riddles for reinforcement, testing and consolidation of concepts. Drawing on extensive feedback from teachers and students, the Workbook includes sections such as Challenging Practice, Problem Solving, and Reviews. In the Workbook Practice reinforces essential mathematical concepts, skills, and problem-solving strategies Put on Your Thinking Cap! Challenging Practice broadens students thinking skills and extends their understanding of mathematical concepts

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Student Textbook in 2 parts Workbook in 2 parts Teachers Edition in 2 parts Other supporting components and teacher resources for differentiation and assessment

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Problem Solving challenges students to use relevant strategies for non-routine questions Math Journal offers opportunities for reasoning and reecting on mathematical concepts Chapter Review/Tests measure students mastery of concepts and skills in the chapter Cumulative Reviews integrate concepts and topics after every two or three chapters

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Mid-Year and End-of-Year Reviews integrate topics and concepts to strengthen connections between strands

The Student Workbook Online eBook contains all of the Student Workbook A and B pages for use as an alternative to the consumable Student Workbook. The pages are printable.

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Teachers Edition Online eBook

The Teachers Edition Online eBook gives teachers access to complete Teacher's Edition A and B from school or home for planning and preparation.

Online Assessment Generator, Grades 15

The Online Assessment Generator allows you to create additional tests and quizzes. Problems include multiple choice, short answer, extended response, and are aligned with standards and lesson objectives.
Online Assessment Generator

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